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# flee

«flee» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **to run away from danger or from a place, quickly** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (flee, flees, fled, fleeing)

### meaning for a pupil

To flee is to run away from danger or from a place, quickly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flee/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Jacob flees from Esau, and Hagar from Sarai. Later the law sets up cities to which a person could flee. Interpretation: Jacob's flight to Haran is read as the start of his exile and growth. The cities of refuge are read as protecting someone who killed by accident. In the primary lessons: In stories and history lessons people and animals flee from fire, floods, war or enemies; refugees flee their homes to be safe. In science, animals flee from predators. Phrases: «flee from», «flee the country», «fled in terror».

### examples

- Now therefore, my son, hearken to my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran; (Torah GEN.27.43, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flee/#x1)
- He that feared the word of the LORD among the servants of Pharaoh made his servants and his cattle flee into the houses; (Torah EXO.9.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flee/#x2)
- And he said: 'Hagar, Sarai's handmaid, whence camest thou? and whither goest thou?' And she said: 'I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.' (Torah GEN.16.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flee/#x3)
- To whom will ye flee for help? (Prophets ISA.10.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flee/#x4)
- Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.' (Prophets 2KI.9.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flee/#x5)
- Madmenah is in mad flight; the inhabitants of Gebim flee to cover. (Prophets ISA.10.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flee/#x6)
- The deer fled when it heard the dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flee/#x7)
- People fled from the burning town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flee/#x8)
- The thief fled before the police arrived. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flee/#x9)
- Many families fled the war to stay safe. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flee/#x10)
- The mice fled into their holes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flee/#x11)
- We had to flee the beach when the storm came. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flee/#x12)
- The rabbit fled at the sight of the fox. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flee/#x13)
- Tonight, when the robbers are all asleep, we will flee together. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flee/#x14)

### note

Irregular: flee, fled, fled. Homophone trap: «flea» is a tiny insect. «Flee» is stronger and more formal than «run away». Refugees are people who had to flee their country.

### In the corpora

- [Now therefore, my son, hearken to my voice; and arise, flee thou to Laban my brother to Haran;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.821/)
- [And Jacob outwitted Laban the Aramean, in that he told him not that he fled.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.956/)
- [And it was told Laban on the third day that Jacob was fled.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.958/)
- [And it came to pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled forth,](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1263/)
- [But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian; and he sat down by a well.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.41/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «flee» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/flee/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.